Movie studios are launching their own streaming apps but record labels aren’t about to do the same.
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Vinyl records are set to become the largest source of revenue from physical music sales.
Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production in the vinyl era is not a patch on the equivalent from running giant servers today.
‘Cyberlocker’ illegal streaming sites are in a constant cat-and-mouse struggle with law enforcement.
Researchers analysed 30 years of British pop charts and found a trend towards sadness – but the days of judging music purely on stylistic measures is long gone.
The emotions associated with trends in popular music and lyrics can predict economic sentiment.
Spotify, Apple Music and the like aren’t working for indy artists.
SoundCloud has been saved by its biggest injection of cash yet.
While Pandora continues to lead in the US in streaming music all the signs from investors, user momentum and tech talent indicate Spotify is on the verge of seizing the crown.
Does musical taste even matter anymore? Or does a data-driven feedback loop – where what you enjoy in the past shapes what you hear today – influence what you’ll like in the future?
Whenever you listen to a streamed song, like it but don’t buy it and instead stream it again, you are casting a vote for the future nonexistence of professional musicians.
By offering single platforms exclusive rights for their new albums, some musicians are streaming against the tide.
What happened after artists such as Michael Jackson, J.D. Salinger and Franz Kafka died suggests it’ll be hard to keep Prince’s unpublished work out of the public eye, regardless of his wishes.
Gifted musician, peerless showman – and fierce protector of his copyrighted work. Prince fought battles that changed the direction of the music industry and are helping the next generation of artists.
Top contributors
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Dalla Lana Fellow in Global Journalism, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University
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Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor in Musicology, University of Oslo
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Reader in Popular Music, University of Glasgow
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Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Clemson University
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Senior Lecturer in Computer science, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Music, University of Arizona
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Professor of Strategy, King's College London
